Example sentences of "[vb -s] back [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She dabs a little powder on top , and stands back to admire the effect . |
| 2 | The dog looks back to see where the owner is , panics at being unable to see him and comes running back . |
| 3 | But then , this morning she rings back to say I 'm on the Chris Parker show . ’ |
| 4 | He rings back to inform me that I 'm the rudest person he has ever met . |
| 5 | Turn right across bridge and take path on right for Bolton Abbey/Cavendish , which leads back to bridge . |
| 6 | Relapse can be seen in changes of mood before it leads back to use of the addictive substance or behaviour . |
| 7 | The study reaches back to find some classical historical instances of cooking and doctoring , fudging and fiddling from Hipparchus to Gregor Mendel . |
| 8 | Hampshire who 's been er umpiring at point now trots back to square leg because the point area is becoming rather heavily populated at the moment with a very square gully and er an even squarer point , cover point . |
| 9 | The Art Gallery had a nice exhibition about slices of NZ history done on a ‘ time-travel ’ theme ; a teenage girl travels back to visit Abel Tasman 's ship , Joseph Banks ’ study etc and sends aerograms ‘ home ’ , full of description but made realistic with 20th century NZ teenage jargon . |
| 10 | The evening sun is low in the sky with its rays almost horizontal , piercing the dhāmi 's eyes as he turns back to face it . |
| 11 | Tommy turns back to face him and fires once more , hitting Chris in the left arm again . |
| 12 | He turns back to face the front as we head through the late-morning traffic . |
| 13 | Kevin goes back to go forward |
| 14 | I think it 's this month that Lee goes back to see the specialist at whatsername , Bradford . |
| 15 | When he hears what 's in the wind , he 'll probably insist Harry goes back to live in America while you both take time to think it over . |
| 16 | She goes back to collect her own two from in front of the television . |
| 17 | ‘ And now he goes back to paint the Belgian ambassador ? ’ |
| 18 | Surprised into consciousness , alone in the black hemisphere , he cries until he laughs ; then he uses the chamberpot that Rosa readied , and goes back to sleep quickly , despite the pain . |
| 19 | I 'd be up as well , and he 'll just goes back to sleep and I shall stay awake going , Matthew you 've got ta get up now ! |
| 20 | Steam goes back to work ! |
| 21 | How could he , once he goes back to work ? |
| 22 | The boy goes back to deliver the message , and the lanky feller looks at me . |
| 23 | He goes back to buy the upmarket , hand-made works of art . |
| 24 | But as Ian goes back to comply Koquillion uses his jewelled weapon to cause an avalanche , sealing up the cave . |
| 25 | So , when Joe shoots to death his teenage mistress , Dorcas , and a deranged Violet decides to disfigure her rival at the funeral , it 's no surprise that the past rushes back to take its rightful place . |
| 26 | The new Converse leather hi top basketball shoes cost £69.95 and have an ankle support that pulls back to let the foot in . |
| 27 | 4 The leading arm then pulls back to cover the head against an impending kick from the opponent . |
| 28 | The coffee duly arrives , and Julian settles back to make all the necessary phone calls for the shoot the following day . |
| 29 | TIME TO TALK : The Duchess leans back to exchange talk with her Texan friend |
| 30 | I wish I had a body , just an instrument to feel weary with or through , shoulders that slump , a head that tips back to face the sun , feet that drag , a voice that groans or sighs or asks hoarsely for forgiveness . |